In this episode Travis and I talk about the carnivore diet. Will the diet just come and go? Or is it going to find its place in our mainstream culture in the near future?

Episode 43 - Roundtable chat at LowCarb Denver 2019

Mar 20th, 2019 1h 12m

Episode 43 is a wide-ranging roundtable discussion taking place at of LowCarb Denver 2019. It includes Shawn Baker of carnivore fame, Dave Feldman and Siobhan Huggins of cholesterolcode.com, Nick Mailer and Nutrita's co-founder Raphael Sirtoli.

Episode 42 - Dr.D’Agostino On Keto, Cancer, Insulin Resistance And...dogs!

Mar 17th, 2019 33m 32s

In this episode Dominic and I talk about keto diets, cancer metabolism and metabolic therapies, what insulin resistance really is and how keto diets are saving dogs with cancer

Episode 41 - Dr.Ken Ford on AI, ketosis, evolution and better science

Apr 4th, 2018 1h 24m

Dr.Ford’s bio is impressive. He’s the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), a not-for-profit research institute providing a “new model for interdisciplinary research”. In addition t

Episode 40 -Epigenetics with Fabien Delahaye

Feb 24th, 2018 1h 3m

Short summary: Raphael talks to Fabien Delahaye about epigenetics, what epigenetic mechanisms reveal about fetal growth, and finally how to best interpret scientific studies.

Episode 39 - Weikko Jaross tells us about mitochondria

Feb 15th, 2018 53m 41s

Short summary: Raphael talks to Weikko Jaross about understanding the mitochondria in our cells as key to our health and how his health tracking app MitoCalc reflects that knowledge.

Episode 38 - Fatty pancreas, fatty liver and diabetes

Feb 6th, 2018 48m 47s

Raphael and Gabor talk about what it means, healthwise, to have a fatty pancreas; can caloric restriction reverse a fatty pancreas? Is calorie restriction a ‘stunt’ or a sustainable solution?

Episode 37- George Henderson takes us a tour of public health research

Jan 27th, 2018 1h 21m

Raphael talks to George Henderson about his public health research, drug addiction, food addictions, cholesterol, and heart disease risk on very low-carb diets.

Episode 36 - Metabolic Syndrome series Chapter 2

Jan 23rd, 2018 51m 29s

Raphael and Gabor talk about leptin, how it manage energy use and distribution throughout the body, how much it overlaps with insulin in these tasks and how it plays into the development of Metabolic Syndrome.

Episode 35 - Luis Villasenor the founder of KetoGains

Jan 19th, 2018 1h 24m

Episode 35 - Luis Villasenor the founder of KetoGains by BreakNutrition

Episode 34 - Metabolic Syndrome series Chapter 1

Jan 9th, 2018 1h 2m

Raphael and Gabor introduce Metabolic Syndrome; what is it? who pioneered it? why insulin resistance lies at its heart? A 2017 study comparing measures and estimations insulin resistance is reviewed.

Episode 33 - Nick Mailer tightens nutrition’s loose philosophy screws

Jan 3rd, 2018 1h 42m

Raphael talks to Nick Mailer who explains how philosophy can be a god-send to the barely-a-science field of nutrition, notorious for lax standards and logical fallacies.

Episode 32 - Dr.Feinman gives the Low-Carb 2017 State of the Union

Dec 28th, 2017 1h 27m

Short summary: Raphael talks to Prof Feinman about the state of low-carb in 2017 and what can be done to improve nutrition research.

Episode 31 - Richard Morris joins Gabor & Raphael for a nutrition nerd safari

Dec 25th, 2017 1h 53m

In episode 31 Raphael, Gabor and Richard go on a nutrition nerd safari

Episode 30 - Amy Berger on the Protein question

Dec 18th, 2017 1h 4m

In episode 30 I talk to Amy about the best and the worst advice given by the low-carb community regarding protein recommendations

Episode 29 - Steven Hamley zooms in & out on dietary patterns affecting our health

Dec 11th, 2017 1h 1m

In episode 29 I I talk to Steven about the AHA’s dietary recommendations, insulin resistance and factors in the liver mediating the latter.

Episode 28 - Amber O’Hearn says meat heals & birds fly

Nov 24th, 2017 58m 57s

In episode 28 I I talk with Amber about carnivory, protein needs and what birds can teach us about our context dependent dietary needs.

Episode 27 - Adipocytes and insulin resistance

Nov 5th, 2017 1h 8m

In episode 27 Gabor and I talk about how the morphology of fat cells may soon be used to predict people’s location the spectrum of metabolic dysfunction.

Episode 26 – Dr.Bikman: well behaved fat and good insulin signaling FTW

Oct 29th, 2017 56m 23s

In episode 26 Dr.Bikman and I talk about the how insulin signaling and the different kinds of adipose play into metabolic disease

Episode 25 - Larry & Kay Lynne Diamond: education is power

Oct 3rd, 2017 1h 33m

Short summary: In episode 25 I discuss the empowering effect of educating oneself on the science of health and nutrition with Larry and Kay Lynne Diamond.

Episode 24 - Tucker and Gabor on Seed Oils vs Refined Carbs - Part 2

Sep 18th, 2017 1h 30m

In episode 24 Gabor and I talk to Tucker Goodrich about the negative effects of omega-6 seed oils on our health and how they compared to refined flours.